shoestring

noun

1. a shoelace.
2. a very small amount of money.
3. shoestrings. shoestring potatoes.

adjective

4. consisting of or characterized by a small amount of money: living on a shoestring budget.

noun

1. another word for shoelace
2. informal
   1. a very small or petty amount of money (esp in the phrase on a shoestring)
   2. (as modifier)a shoestring budget

see on a shoestring.